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'''Ceol''' (also known as '''Ceola''' or '''Ceolric''') was King of [[Wessex]] from 592 to |
'''Ceol''' (also known as '''Ceola''' or '''Ceolric''') was King of [[Wessex]] from 592 to 600 |
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Ceol was the son of Cutha (or Cuthwulf), the son of [[Cynric of Wessex]]. He reigned from either 591 or 592 to 597. According to the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'', he began his reign in 591, but it was only in the following year that he drove out his uncle [[Ceawlin]] in a [[AD592 Battle at Woden's Burg|battle at Woden's Barrow]] in [[Wiltshire]],<ref>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5001?docPos=1|last=Yorke|first=Barbara|title=Ceol (Ceola, Ceolric) (d. 597)|year=2004|id=5001}}</ref><ref>According to Frank Stenton, ''Anglo-Saxon England'', Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, 1971, p. 30, the battle was fought at Woddesbeorg or Wodnesbeorg, probably the tumulus now called Adam's Grave, overlooking the [[Vale of Pewsey]].</ref> thus denying the throne to the rightful heir, Ceawlin's son [[Cuthwine]]. Upon his death the throne passed to his brother [[Ceolwulf of Wessex|Ceolwulf]]. Because his son [[Cynegils]] was presumably too young to inherit the throne, it was given to the brother, as was probably the custom among the Saxons. In 1967 Wright and Jackson found a stone at Wroxeter in a Sub-Roman context (dating to c. 460 – 475 AD[4]) with the inscription CUNORIX MACUS MAQVI COLINE, which translates as "Cunorix ('Hound-king' = [[Cynric]]) son of Maqui-Coline ('Son-of-Holly'), both of which are regarded as Irish personal names.<ref>Wright, R.P. and Jackson, K.H. (1968) "A Late Inscription from Wroxeter", ''The Antiquaries Journal'' '''48''', part 2: 296–300.</ref> |
Ceol was the son of Cutha (or Cuthwulf), the son of [[Cynric of Wessex]]. He reigned from either 591 or 592 to 597. According to the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'', he began his reign in 591, but it was only in the following year that he drove out his uncle [[Ceawlin]] in a [[AD592 Battle at Woden's Burg|battle at Woden's Barrow]] in [[Wiltshire]],<ref>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5001?docPos=1|last=Yorke|first=Barbara|title=Ceol (Ceola, Ceolric) (d. 597)|year=2004|id=5001}}</ref><ref>According to Frank Stenton, ''Anglo-Saxon England'', Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, 1971, p. 30, the battle was fought at Woddesbeorg or Wodnesbeorg, probably the tumulus now called Adam's Grave, overlooking the [[Vale of Pewsey]].</ref> thus denying the throne to the rightful heir, Ceawlin's son [[Cuthwine]]. Upon his death the throne passed to his brother [[Ceolwulf of Wessex|Ceolwulf]]. Because his son [[Cynegils]] was presumably too young to inherit the throne, it was given to the brother, as was probably the custom among the Saxons. In 1967 Wright and Jackson found a stone at Wroxeter in a Sub-Roman context (dating to c. 460 – 475 AD[4]) with the inscription CUNORIX MACUS MAQVI COLINE, which translates as "Cunorix ('Hound-king' = [[Cynric]]) son of Maqui-Coline ('Son-of-Holly'), both of which are regarded as Irish personal names.<ref>Wright, R.P. and Jackson, K.H. (1968) "A Late Inscription from Wroxeter", ''The Antiquaries Journal'' '''48''', part 2: 296–300.</ref> |
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==The Ceolian line== |
==The Ceolian line== |
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Revision as of 07:32, 6 November 2022
| Ceol | |
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| King of Wessex | |
| Reign | 592–597 |
| Predecessor | Ceawlin |
| Successor | Ceolwulf |
| Issue | Cynegils |
| House | Wessex |
| Father | Ceawlin |
Ceol (also known as Ceola or Ceolric) was King of Wessex from 592 to 600
Ceol was the son of Cutha (or Cuthwulf), the son of Cynric of Wessex. He reigned from either 591 or 592 to 597. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he began his reign in 591, but it was only in the following year that he drove out his uncle Ceawlin in a battle at Woden's Barrow in Wiltshire,[1][2] thus denying the throne to the rightful heir, Ceawlin's son Cuthwine. Upon his death the throne passed to his brother Ceolwulf. Because his son Cynegils was presumably too young to inherit the throne, it was given to the brother, as was probably the custom among the Saxons. In 1967 Wright and Jackson found a stone at Wroxeter in a Sub-Roman context (dating to c. 460 – 475 AD[4]) with the inscription CUNORIX MACUS MAQVI COLINE, which translates as "Cunorix ('Hound-king' = Cynric) son of Maqui-Coline ('Son-of-Holly'), both of which are regarded as Irish personal names.[3]
The Ceolian line
Ceol was the founding member of a sub-house of the House of Wessex which would rule Wessex from 591 – 645, 648 – 674 and from 676 – 685, comprising Ceol, Ceolwulf, Cynegils, Cenwalh, Seaxburh and Centwine. Coenwulf and Ceolwulf I of Mercia are also believed to be descendants of Ceol, meaning that the Ceolian line flourished for at least three centuries after its founder's death, and possibly longer. (See House of Wessex family tree.)
Notes
- ^ Yorke, Barbara (2004). "Ceol (Ceola, Ceolric) (d. 597)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5001. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ According to Frank Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, 1971, p. 30, the battle was fought at Woddesbeorg or Wodnesbeorg, probably the tumulus now called Adam's Grave, overlooking the Vale of Pewsey.
- ^ Wright, R.P. and Jackson, K.H. (1968) "A Late Inscription from Wroxeter", The Antiquaries Journal 48, part 2: 296–300.
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